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Twilio Video is sunsetting. So, finding a reliable alternative is a P0, but Agora is not the perfect fit. Compare Agora and Twilio Video, and learn how Dyte beats both.
While Agora is a legacy video SDK provider, it doesn’t quite stand a chance as a strong replacement to Twilio Video. Especially with limited concurrent streams, inflexible customizations, and the absence of critical features like intelligent bandwidth switching or interactive features.
Moreover, Agora seems to have last improved the user experience over half a decade ago and it takes months to integrate.
Dyte is more than just their replacement. Over and above all the features of Twilio Video and Agora, you get interactive plugins, UI Kit, advanced analytics and much more with Dyte’s all-in-one video SDK.
Let’s compare features, pricing, advantages and disadvantages of Agora vs. Twilio’s, and evaluate why Dyte is better than them.
Agora supports 17 concurrent streams same as Twilio, whereas Dyte supports 25. Agora does not natively support active speaker switching, which is in-built with Dyte.
Agora does not support interactive features such as Polls, Code Editor, DocSync, Video Streamer. Dyte has these in-built and allows you to build your own plugins.
High-coding effort is required to achieve resilient quality across devices & network conditions due to lack of basic features like auto-reconnect.
Limits executing AI/ML algorithms for media processing tasks like noise reduction or adding advanced features like custom filters, transcription services, etc.
Checkout this feature-to-feature comparison chart and you will understand why Agora SDK is NOT the right Twilio Video replacement.
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Ease of development | Development is tough & restrictive | Easy integration with open APIs | Requires high coding effort |
UI Support | Pre-built only (Zoom Meeting UI) |  Highly customizable UI Kit | Limited UI support |
SDK overhead | Single SDK but only supports video calls | A single SDK that supports everything | Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more |
HLS Streaming |  Not available | In-built | Separate Streaming SDK |
RTMP Streaming | Available | In-built | Separate Streaming SDK |
Plugins | Only Whiteboard | In-built or build your own | Only Whiteboard |
Chat | Available | In-built | Separate SDK |
Polls | Not available | In-built | Not available |
Video Quality | HD | Full HD | Depends on what you pay |
Error Handling | Basic | Managed by the SDK | Complex integration |
Adaptive Bitrate | Limited to 3 roles - host, co-host, and user only | Create custom roles that are specific to your use-case | Limited to host and participant roles |
Breakout Rooms | Not available | In-built | Separate Classroom SDK |
AI/ML Middleware | Additional coding effort via another package | Single line integration | Complex integration |
Webhooks | Not available | In-built | Manual configuration needed |
Roles/Permissions | Not available | In-built | Manual configuration needed |
Auto Reconnect | Only for a few states | Available | Only for recording states |
Audio room | Only for a few states | Available | Only for recording states |
Support for multiple audio I/O | Only for a few states | Available | Only for recording states |
Get 10,000 free credits refreshed every month with lower rates for video and audio, Proactive support, and more customization options.
Twilio Enterprise users are also eligible to receive credits upto $30,000
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Free | Development is tough & restrictive | Easy integration with open APIs | 10,000 free minutes |
Video | Pre-built only (Zoom Meeting UI) | Highly customizable UI Kit | $0.0039 /user /minute |
Audio | Single SDK but only supports video calls | A single SDK that supports everything | $0.00099 /user /minute |
RTMP Out | Not available | In-built | $0.019 /minute |
Chat | Available | In-built | Starting from $699 /month |
Whiteboard | Only Whiteboard | In-built or build your own | $0.0014 /minute |
Plugins | Available | In-built | Extra cost |
Support | Not available | In-built | Plans upto $4900 /month |
Analytics | HD | Full HD | $499 /month |
Recording | Basic | Managed by the SDK | $0.0135 /minute |
Storage | Limited to 3 roles - host, co-host, and user only | Create custom roles that are specific to your use-case | Extra cost |
Volume Discounts | Not available | In-built | Not available |
Dyte helps you integrate custom, secure, high-quality live video and voice to your web, mobile, and desktop applications in just a few lines of code.
Dyte’s SDK is HIPAA, GDPR and SOC-2 compliant with End-to-end encryption, robust infrastructure that safeguards your communications and ensures data privacy.
Power real-time interactions with HD call quality. With adaptive bitrate so you don’t even have to worry about network conditions.
With in-built adaptive bitrate, auto-bandwidth switching, and other load-balancing capabilities, you can scale effortlessly.
Experience unparalleled reliability with 99.99% uptime SLA. Dyte’s robust infrastructure ensures your calls are always smooth and uninterrupted.
Access detailed analytics to understand user
interaction and derive insights for an audio/video call
or a livestream.
With Dyte, you can add real time audio/video calls , live streaming, interactive features, and more with a single SDK.
Know why developers and product teams at leading organisations choose Dyte over Twilio Video or Agora SDK.
